Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas will not be suspended after striking Hawks guard Dennis Schröder in the head in Game 3 on Friday, the league instead assessing a flagrant 1 foul.

The play underscored a career night for Thomas, on which he poured in 42 points to lead the Celtics to a 111–103 home victory over the Hawks. After speculation he would face harsher discipline, Thomas will play in Game 4 as Boston attempts to even the series at home.

A video replay appeared to show Thomas swing his left hand with a closed fist into the right side of Schröder’s face as the Hawks guard ran up the court late in the first quarter.

Former NBA executive Stu Jackson told NBA TV on Friday that he believed Thomas would be suspended.

“It’s clearly not a basketball play,” Jackson said. “There’s no reason for Isaiah Thomas to extend his arm, swing it and make contact with Schröder’s head in that situation. … In my mind, [Thomas] will get suspended for one game.”

After the game, Schröder, who was later assessed a flagrant foul, posted a photo of the blow to his Twitter account with the message, “They calling a flagrant foul on me! Where I try to protect myself !!! But [Isaiah] Thomas can hit me in the face.”